State of New York

Supreme Court, Appellate Division

Third Judicial Department

Decided and Entered: August 21, 2014 D-41-14 

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In the Matter of RONALD J. 

KURPIERS II, a Suspended 

Attorney.

COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

STANDARDS,

Petitioner;

RONALD J. KURPIERS II,

Respondent.

(Attorney Registration No. 4353306)

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Calendar Date: July 28, 2014

Before: Stein, J.P., McCarthy, Garry, Devine and Clark, JJ.

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Monica A. Duffy, Committee on Professional Standards,

Albany (Michael K. Creaser of counsel), for petitioner.

Ronald J. Kurpiers II, Tampa, Florida, respondent pro se.

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Per Curiam.

Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court in 2005. 

He was suspended from the practice of law, effective March 3,

2014, due to his failure to comply with the attorney registration

requirements (Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law §

468–a, 113 AD3d 1020, 1022 [2014]). Respondent maintains an

office for the practice of law in Florida, where he was admitted

in 2002.

By order dated May 22, 2012, the Supreme Court of Florida
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suspended respondent from the practice of law in that state for

91 days based upon findings of guilt that respondent engaged in

conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice involving

dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation. That court later

publicly reprimanded respondent, by order dated March 11, 2013,

on the basis of different charges concerning his violation of

trust accounting rules and conduct prejudicial to the

administration of justice. By order dated February 18, 2014,

respondent was reinstated in Florida and placed on probation for

three years. As a result of the discipline imposed in Florida,

petitioner moves for an order imposing discipline pursuant to

this Court's rules (see 22 NYCRR 806.19). In response thereto,

respondent has tendered his resignation by affidavit, dated June

27, 2014, in substantial compliance with the rules of this Court

(see 22 NYCRR 806.8).

We accept respondent's resignation, which petitioner

advises it does not oppose, and, in accordance with our rules,

order his disbarment from the practice of law (see 22 NYCRR 806.8

[b]). Petitioner's motion for an order imposing discipline is,

accordingly, denied.

Stein, J.P., McCarthy, Garry, Devine and Clark, JJ.,

concur.

ORDERED that respondent's resignation application is

accepted; and it is further

ORDERED that petitioner's motion is denied; and it is

further

ORDERED that respondent is disbarred and his name is

stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law of the

State of New York, effective immediately; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent is commanded to desist and refrain

from the practice of law in any form, either as principal or as

agent, clerk or employee of another; and respondent is hereby

forbidden to appear as an attorney or counselor-at-law before any
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court, judge, justice, board, commission or other public

authority, or to give to another an opinion as to the law or its

application, or any advice in relation thereto; and it is further 

ORDERED that respondent shall comply with the provisions of

this Court's rules regulating the conduct of disbarred attorneys

(see 22 NYCRR 806.9). 

ENTER:

Robert D. Mayberger

Clerk of the Court